Housing in Southern Africa September 2016

Industry Buzz

Competition Commission

J ohnie Emmerich has been ap- pointed Technical Sales Con- sultant: Flooring for a.b.e. Con- struction Chemicals in the Western Cape. Emmerich worked for a.b.e.’s George branch for five years before acquiring a share in a waterproofing and flooring company. He augmented the supplier experience he gained at a.b.e with application experience working on site. Glenn Bouwer, a.b.e.’s Region- al Manager, Western and Eastern Cape, says the company is extremely pleased to have re-acquired the skills of such a flooring specialist. “Johnie has already made his presence felt in the local sector and is a valuable asset to the a.b.e. team in the Cape.” T he South African Competition Commission has approved the proposed merger of global paint and chemical coatings com- pany AkzoNobel acquiring BASF IC, a unit within BASF SE, which develops, manufactures anddistributes coating products. The Commission found that the proposed transaction is unlikely to substantially prevent or lessen competition in market for the supply of powder coatings as the structure of the market does not change as a result of this transaction. Further, the proposed merger does not raise public interest concerns. The proposed merger between Cape Gate and Cape Gate Fence and Wire Works (CGFWW) has been T he Nelson Mandela University will be hosting the Associa- tion of Energy Engineers (AEE) qualification programme the Certi- fied Renewable Energy Professional (REP) fromSeptember 20 to 23, 2016. In partnership with the Energy Training Foundation (EnTF), the sole approved training partner for the Southern African region of the AEE, the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT at NMU was the ideal choice for the EnTF to expand

its training programs to other regions within Southern Africa. NMU boasts excellent facilities for practical visits within its surrounds of the Eastern Cape. The REP three day training course offers a voluntary interna- tional examination on the fourth day. There are no pre-requisites required to attend the training programme. Candidates will have the addi- tional benefit of visiting the NMU’s facilities like the PV test lab, the outdoor renewable energy research A .b.e. Construction Chemicals’ new Field Sales Manager Retail for the Greater Gauteng area, Megan Nieman, rejoins the company. Nieman started her working life at the company in administration at the age of 19. She held a number of positions before being promoted to Key Ac- count Sales Representative and left the business unit a year ago. The company lured her back and offered her an exciting new position and Nieman says, “It’s a tremendous challenge, and I relish the opportu- nity to increase retail sales for a com- pany that’s already a market leader.” a.b.e. Construction Chemicals is part of the Chryso Southern Africa Group. ■ approved by the Competition Com- mission without conditions. Cape Gate intends to acquire CGFWW. Cape Gate is an integrated steel and wire manufacturer, producing a variety of steel, wire and wire prod- ucts. It supplies materials to various business sectors including con- struction, mining, engineering and agriculture. CGFWW manufactures a variety of wire products including construction welded mesh and fenc- ing products. The Commission found that the proposed transaction is unlikely to result in a substantial lessening or prevention of competition. In addi- tion, the proposed transaction does not raise any other public interest concerns. ■

a.b.e. appointments

Johnie Emmerich

Megan Nieman

AEE REP qualification

facility, the algae biomass plant, as well as take a ride in the solar car which is parked in the solar car- port and charging station near the Engineering Building. In addition, vis- itors arriving a day earlier will be able to visit the completely off-grid Rhino House at Crossways farm outside of Port Elizabeth, and Jeffreys Bay’s wind farms are a fewkilometres away. For further information about the Energy Training Foundation visit www.entf.co.za ■

September 2016